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Here From the Start to the End
One of our projects takes place in a neighborhood that is re-imagining itself. With Rebecca and I students create signs that express unique perspectives and authentic voices. Instead of advertising quick food or get out of debt schemes these signs point to emergent and timeless values that are growing on the insides of these students. […]
Everywhere We Go
“Everywhere we go we have a conversation about things with the people we find there.” This sentence comes out of my ninety-three year old father’s mouth. We’re sitting together near the window at Hubbard and Cravens coffee shop. He picked me up after I dropped my car off with the mechanic. Outside, even though its […]
The Student in Us
Who can say what deeply moves a student? By “student” I mean any of us going about our days, doing the work we do, wondering about the things and people we encounter. There is a student inside each of us. An outside-the-box questioner who keeps most of those questions to herself. After just a couple […]